by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930)
Let praise devote thy work, and skill...
Language: English
Let praise devote thy work, and skill employ Thy whole mind, and thy heart be lost in joy. Well-doing bringeth pride, this constant thought Humility, that thy best done is nought. Man doeth nothing well, be it great or small, Save to praise God ; but that hath saved all : For God requires no more than thou hast done, And takes thy work to bless it for his own.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930), "Laus Deo", appears in The Shorter Poems of Robert Bridges, first published 1890 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robin Humphrey Milford (1903 - 1959), "Laus Deo", published 1933 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Clare T. Peach , "Let praise devote thy work", published 1954 [ SATB chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Anthony Ritchie (b. 1921), "Laus Deo", 1948 [ cantata for combined SATB choruss and 2 pianos ], from Then Laugheth the Year [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Brown Russell Whitfield , "Let praise devote thy work", published 1956 [ unison chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-13
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Word count: 68